CVE-2026-40084

MEDIUM

Cacti: Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Report `format_file` Parameter

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Versions 1.2.30 and prior are vulnerable to Path Traversal through the Report format_file Parameter, causing arbitrary file read. This vulnerability occurs in two stages. In the first stage (stored injection), lib/html_reports.php at line 283 stores $save['format_file'] = $post['format_file'] directly into the database without any validation. In the second stage (file read), lib/reports.php at line 667 concatenates CACTI_PATH_FORMATS . '/' . $format_file, and line 670 then calls file($format_file), reading arbitrary files from the filesystem. This issue has been fixed in version 1.2.31.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 31.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
cacti/cacti < 1.2.31
Cacti/cacti < 1.2.31
Published Jun 25, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 26, 2026